I am renting a two bed room townhouse in Ontario. I am theHello, I am renting a two bed room townhouse in Ontario. I am the only person on the lease with the landlord. With my landlord's permission, I rented one private bedroom to someone I found on Facebook… read more
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I have just been made aware that an audio recording was doneHi there, i have just been made aware that an audio recording was done without my consent in a private conversation and has now been forwarded to help another legal case. The person who recorded me ga… read more
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I live in a room in my basement with roommates occupying theHello,I live in a room in my basement with roommates occupying the other rooms and we share a kitchen and laundry.Prior to them moving in, and i guess out of ignorance and thinking this is reasonable,… read more
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I gave my roommate, who is an occupant not a tenant on theI gave my roommate, who is an occupant not a tenant on the lease, 30 days notice to be out by January 29th. She's moving out on the 30th, but has just stated she won't give me the keys unless I give h… read more
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Here is some back story. In August of 2019, I moved into a 3Here is some back story. In August of 2019, I moved into a 3 bedroom apartment on the second floor in a semi-detached duplex house. The landlord only allowed 1 person to be on the lease and act as the leaseholder. The lease was signed in September. So, the other new tenant and I signed a roommate agreement with the new Leaseholder, (she had already been living there for a year). During the summer of this year 2020, the other side of the semi-detached duplex house, which the landlord (does not own), started reconstruction. This was the start of a horrible living situation filled with constant construction-related issues. Which include, but have not been limited to: the house shaking new cracks everywhere daily noise pollution lights falling out of the ceiling raccoons keeping us up at night (running in our walls for weeks + this has started again) water cut off for 8 hours with no notice motor fumes in my room the smell of our own sewage wafting through our air vents for 5 days A power outage in my room that required the landlord to come and fix it, granted it was in a timely matter, but my room controls the wifi for the whole unit, so not ideal during work hours. One of the rooms now has weird pooling in the ceiling, probably construction-related too. So the leaseholder decided she wanted to move out and gave her 60 day notice on the 1st of Oct. The second roommate also decided to move out at the same time. After the 1 year of the lease, we were on a month to month basis. The landlord asked if I wanted to take over the lease, and I said yes, so we let her know right away. So during the month of October, she asked me for all my documents and dropped off the rental application. My new lease was going to start on Dec 1st as that was when the old lease would end and the date my two roommates were moving out. The month of Oct. is where we all noticed how the nonstop construction problems were picking up. I'd like to note, that during this month she reached out and offered us a $200 rebate for the months of Nov. Dec. and Jan. So we would be paid $200 back for Nov. as that was our "last months" rent. I started negotiation a new lowered rent for the new lease, as the property value had gone down and I hadn't signed yet. She said she would think about it, and get back to me. So I started doing virtual viewings of the home, because I wanted to get a sense of the demand, before becoming the leaseholder. The landlord is aware I am doing a roommate search. So on October 31st, she comes over and drops off the documents for our current leaseholder to sign and end the lease. Then she speaks with me and lets me know due to all the construction-related issues she has decided to sell the home, as this is a battle she can not win with the neighbors, and is concerned about the safety of our home, and doesn't think it is fit for living anymore. I can not argue that and I agree. So she gave me 60-day notice that I need to be out by Jan. 1st, 2021. She said she would bring paperwork for me to sign later on to make it official. Where I am now: I recently learned about what an N12 is, and it says I'm entitled to 1 month's rent. Would that just be my portion of the rent, or the full rent for the whole apartment, as I am the only one getting evicted? Rent was always paid as a whole for the unit never individually per room. I was not on the previous lease and right now there is no lease. We have a good relationship, with open communication. We have had a lot of communication back and forth especially as of recently with all the problems and lease negotiation. She has always acknowledged me, as a tent in the home. Also, she has been fully aware that I was a tenant since the day I moved in. I am asking what I should do because $815 back isn't much compensation for the inconvenience of getting evicted during a pandemic and the holiday season. Am I entitled to an N12? Should I ask for it? Am I entitled to more than my room's rent? Like I said we have a good r … read more
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Can I get sued by a person who used to stay with me forCan I get sued by a person who used to stay with me for personal injury (like loss of property) after eviction notice was given and the individual did not claim their property before the given date an… read more
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British Columbia. I don't know how to answer this. We rent aWe rent a house in Coquitlam and we have a roommate, who is not on the tenancy agreement, that we would like gone. However, she has been living her for approximately six months and the police told us she can legally return here.… read more
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Q1) I have been advised that I can ask my two roommates toQ1) I have been advised that I can ask my two roommates to move out within 30 days. One of them (Rosalee) has agreed they will move out. Rosalee said she was moving out yesterday and has found a new p… read more
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Roommate eviction during covid19. British columbia. I haveI have asked my roommate to move out. She is threatening me (not physically), violating the house rules by smoking inside and is constantly slamming the door to my house and I am worried she is causing structural damage. I also caught her recording me and am wondering if this is legal and if she can use recorded messages of me without my consent if she takes me to court. can I evict a roommate during covid19? I live in my house that I own and she is refusing to leave … read more
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Jonathan, I have my roommate in writing that she will beHi Jonathan,I have my roommate in writing that she will be paying the rent before serving 60 day notice period. She suddenly emailed yesterday she would not be paying the rent.Can I please get a consu… read more
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Today I was fired from a job because I wasn't honest aboutHello. Today I was fired from a job because I wasn't honest about why I needed the day off of work.(I needed a self care day but told my employer that I was needed to help my family with wedding matte… read more
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My daughter has just begun a new job at a Moving and StorageMy daughter has just begun a new job at a Moving and Storage company in Toronto. She works at the reception desk and can see 2 TV screens that show the different places where cameras are recording. I … read more
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Hi, My roomate, who is the tenant of my house, came into myHi, My roomate, who is the tenant of my house, came into my room and took pictures of the records of my online conversation(something like msn messenger) with a friend of mine. Here's the tricky part,… read more
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What kind of assistace can a Canadian citizen count on whenWhat kind of assistace can a Canadian citizen count on when living in Italy? My daughter has roommates who are accepting to keep luggage in the apartment for other college students they may not know. … read more
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